FRIENDS, FOOD AND FAR EAST 4TH TIME IN 2014
Miami-Newark-Hong Kong-Singapore-Kuala
Lumpur-Siem Reap-Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok-Amman-Tel Aviv-Istanbul-Brussels Trip 3
Miami-New York-Hong Kong-Kuala
Lumpur-Yangon-Bangkok-Siem Reap-Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Trengganu-Kuala
Lumpur-Jakarta-Tokyo-Chicago-Charlotte-Fort Lauderdale Trip 2
Miami-Washington-Tokyo-Singapore-Kuala
Lumpur-Jakarta-Doha-Brussels Trip 1
Friends and Food feature predominantly in
each of these trips, and a little bit of humanitarian medicine.
The best eating these days for me is where
my close friends are, in Bogor, in Indonesia.
Some of the flights themselves were
memorable, the three most memorable ones being: the Japan Airlines flight from
Tokyo to Chicago, the Jakarta to Doha and Doha to Brussels flight on Qatar,
with the Cathay Pacific flight from New York to Hong Kong added on. I also
enjoyed a recent London to Miami flight on American.
Simple interactions with old and new
friends are the highlights of these trips: Siem Reap, Kuala Lumpur and Bogor.
The last stay in Siem Reap was memorable for its simplicity.
(FRENCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE OLD MARKET)
So in a few days time, I would be leaving
for yet another Far East, Food and Friends trip, this would be trip no 4 and I
have the uncanny feeling that I may not travel to the Far East for the rest of
the year, as Israel and India have come calling.
Brussels-Istanbul-Colombo-Kuala Lumpur-Siem
Reap-Kuala Lumpur-Indonesia-Singapore-Hong Kong-Chicago-Miami
Definitely expect friendships and food, and
on this visit, plan to be a tourist for a couple of days in Kuala Lumpur! It
has been a long time since I had visited the Batu Caves as well as the
Anthropology Museum!
And who would not want a nice Nyonya Meal
in Malacca!
Always grateful for the many people who
make these journeys pleasant and memorable!
It takes so little to make other people happy in their work and feel appreciated!
Life is full of little unexpected pleasures!
